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The Font Feud

The Font Feud

Typeface enthusiasts around the world are in an uproar over Ikea's new look.
by Marianne Combs

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Examining our animal nature

Examining our animal nature

Minnesota artist Roxanne Jackson is interested in the blurry line between human and animal behavior.
by Marianne Combs

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Can a literary trend do harm?

Can a literary trend do harm?

Critic Elizabeth Kolbert argues people attempting "going green" stunts should step back and look at the bigger picture. But maybe the picture is too big.
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: Corn dogs and so much more

Let's look beyond the mini-donuts and buckets-o-fries and on to some other cultural goodies that await.
by Marianne Combs

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Embrace Failare! (sic)

Embrace Failare! (sic)

A man on a treadmill, weilding a paintbrush, with a message for everyone.
by Marianne Combs

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We are what we eat. And we eat a lot.

We are what we eat. And we eat a lot.

An exhibit this fall titled "Hungry Planet" looks at what different cultures eat, how much it costs, and where it comes from.
by Marianne Combs

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Advice for art organizations in crisis: make more art

Michael Kaiser, President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, spoke this morning to a group of arts leaders at the Ordway in St. Paul. His message? Don't panic.
by Marianne Combs

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St. Paul’s Concrete and Grass festival line-up announced

Concrete and Grass, Lowertown's music festival, is back for a third year, and this year's line-up is just as delightfully diverse as past years.
by Marianne Combs

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